Following the curve of the Dippers handle
warm summer bodies are high overhead
in the azure fields phantom fingers
pluck the strings of a harp
how can you keep your feet on the ground
with the Scorpions heart the rival of Mars
its a perfect night for a party

Moonless and clear the Milky Way
rises as smoke from a million candles
the head of Our Lady of Labyrinths
crowned with a wreath of asters
how can you shield your eyes from the mirror
with the Arrow striking a golden apple
its a perfect night for a party

Get out your star maps and binoculars
were going to stay out all night long
on the rooftops in the parking lots
what good is heaven for
what good is heaven for
what good is heaven for
if you dont look at the sky

Thirty thousand light years from here
the history of an ancient race is written
on the dome of the Great Blue Mosque
a hero lies upside down in a burning shirt
how can you sleep through the overture of the universe
with crystal birds pursuing the Lion
its a perfect night for a party

Get out your telescopes and naked eyes
were going to stay out all night long
in the backyards in the camp grounds
what good is heaven for
what good is heaven for
what good is heaven for
if you dont look at the sky
what good is heaven for
what good is heaven for
what good is heaven for
if you dont look at the sky
look at the sky
look at the sky
look at the sky

©2002 Janet Hamill